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This home cooking meal idea is good for the road, as well. It takes up less room in the ice chest and/or provides an alternative to buns, Grilled Chili-Dog Dinner:

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The meal included grilled Portuguese sausage, cheddar melt cheese, and chili beans wrapped in toasted tortillas; leftover rice reheated with turmeric, butter, milk, and dried parsley flakes; molded and garnished with a pickled plum pinch; and a small salad of julienned iceberg lettuce, quartered cherry tomatoes and black olives, and dried oregano flakes; drizzled with a creamy sesame seed dressing.

This is a traditional meal with “fireworks” added, Fiery Fourth of July BBQ:

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To arrive at the fiery results for this meal, prior to grilling, steak was marinated in store-bought hot salsa; sweet corn-on-the-cob was foiled wrapped with butter, dried chives, and powdered cayenne pepper; and chicken was marinated in sesame oil, minced ginger paste, and white pepper. To accompany the grilled goodies, a salad of julienned iceberg lettuce and carrot, sliced cherry tomato, sliced black olives, assorted mini-pasta, and cracked black sesame seeds; topped with an original creamy wasabi dressing; and garnished with crumbled nori flakes.

Here’s a simple and tasty summer meal from hubby, Papa’s Ginger-Chicken BBQ Dinner:

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This meal included barbecued chicken thighs marinated in minced ginger paste, soy sauce, and white pepper; foiled-wrapped potato chunks, sour cream, chives, and white pepper; corn-on-the-cob, skewered leek chunks; and a small salad of quartered cherry tomatoes and iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy cheese dressing.

This meal is a bit more involved than most of my dishes, but still not that complicated, Shredded Grilled-Fish Wrap Dinner:

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The dinner consisted of grilled white fish that had been “dry-rubbed” with minced garlic paste, powdered thyme, and white pepper; shredded and sautéed with chopped leek in a butter and white wine sauce; cooled and mixed with a sour cream, diced cherry tomato, diced black olive, and chopped fresh parsley sauce; and wrapped in toasted tortillas; julienned iceberg lettuce leaves with quartered cherry tomatoes, a drizzle of creamy cheese dressing, dried oregano flakes, grated black sesame seeds, and grated parmesan cheese; canned chili beans with a fresh parsley garnish; and leftover pre-cooked rice reheated with instant miso soup package; molded; and garnished with a pickled plum pinch.

We recently had a birthday celebration for our youngest dog, Jaco, and I came-up with this Asian-influenced twist on one of our family’s favorite cooking methods, Grilled Miso-Sake Steak Dinner:

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This meal consisted of grilled steak in a red miso, sake, powdered red chili pepper, powdered cumin, powdered marjoram,and olive oil marinade; chicken in an apple cider vinegar, sesame oil, minced ginger paste, powdered thyme, and white pepper marinade; foil-wrapped canned button mushrooms slices and frozen bean mix with butter, olive oil, chopped fresh parsley, and butter; sliced carrot, bell pepper, white onion, and garlic skewers; and a mixed mini-pasta salad with mayonnaise, wasabi, soy sauce, crushed senbei, and dry ochazuke.

Here’s a flavorful meal idea for one of those cookouts, Mustard-Steak & Ginger-Chicken BBQ Dinner:

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This meal included steak marinated in whole grain mustard, soy sauce, white pepper, and olive oil; sliced onion-garlic skewers; chicken marinated in ketchup, oyster sauce, sesame oil, minced ginger paste, sage, and coriander; foil-wrapped frozen asparagus with butter. lemon juice, powdered lemon peel, diced bacon, and cracked black sesame seeds; and a chilled mini-penne, minced hard-boiled egg and white onion, mayonnaise, balsamic vinegar, and dill weed salad.

Here’s another simple and tasty home barbecue idea, Ginger-Honey Chicken BBQ Dinner:

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The flavorful meal consisted of grilled chopped chicken thigh marinated in honey, whole grain mustard, minced ginger paste, white pepper, and allspice; chopped bell pepper, white onion, and garlic clove skewers with a soy sauce dip; foiled-wrapped quartered whole potatoes with olive oil, butter, and chopped fresh basil leaves; and a salad of iceberg lettuce, quartered cherry tomatoes, chopped scallions, bacon bits, dried oregano flakes, and a creamy sesame seed dressing.

Here’s another simple, yet quick and tasty, put-together meal, Foil-Wrapped BBQ Fish Dinner:

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For this barbecue, hubby wrapped red fish fillets with minced ginger paste, minced garlic paste, olive oil, butter, fresh parsley, white pepper, and leek greens in a foil packet; in a separate foil packet, I added sliced bell pepper, fresh mushrooms, chopped leek whites, white pepper, powdered tarragon, sesame oil, and cracked black sesame seeds; and a third foil packet had spicy pork sausage with soy sauce and whole grain mustard. To complete the meal were a small salad of iceberg lettuce, arugula, sliced cherry tomatoes, chopped scallions, herb-croutons, and bacon bits; as well as, a rice cup of leftover precooked rice, turmeric, butter, milk, chopped shrimp sautéed in olive oil and minced garlic paste, chopped cherry tomato, chopped fresh parsley, and spiced seaweed sheets.

We had a brief reprieve in the weather the other day and decided to throw together an outdoor meal, Spur-of-the-Moment Chicken BBQ:

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The meal consisted of chicken mini-drumsticks marinated in sesame oil, whole grain mustard, honey, dried thyme flakes, white pepper; and minced garlic paste; pork sausage, foil-wrapped sweet corn-on-the-cob with butter, soy sauce, and dried parsley flakes; leek; a salad of iceberg lettuce, arugula, cherry tomatoes, cucumber; and dried oregano flakes drizzled with a creamy cheese salad dressing; and a Chinese-style fried rice (from a local supermarket) with nori cup.

Here’s another flavorful home cooked meal that, despite the number of ingredients, is simple to prepare, Rosemary-Chicken Pine Nut-Pasta Dinner:

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Equipment and All Ingredients Needed

3 Stovetop Burners 1 Frying pan 1 Knife 1 Cutting board 1 Small bowl

1 Indoor grill 1 Ziplock bag 2 Pots 1 Colander 1 Potato peeler

1 Large boneless chicken thigh

1 Small carrot

1 Orange

¼ Large white onion

½ Cup fresh basil leaves

2 Tablespoons butter

2 Tablespoons olive oil

2 Tablespoons pine nuts

2 Tablespoons sesame oil

2 Tablespoons white pepper

2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan

1 Tablespoon minced ginger paste

1 Tablespoon fresh rosemary

1 Teaspoon minced garlic paste

1 Teaspoon dark brown sugar

1 Teaspoon ground nutmeg

Short pasta of choice

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